Perakos Family Cares Art Gallery

Open to the Public

Opening Reception & Gallery Talk

Rowland Scherman '55 was the first photographer for the Peace Corps in 1961, documenting the work of volunteers all over the world. His photos helped define the image of the agency we know today. 

He became a free lance photographer in 1963. His photographs appeared in Life, Look, National Geographic, Time, Paris Match, and Playboy among many others. He photographed many of the iconic musical, cultural and political events of the 60's including the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, the March on Washington, DC, the Beatles first US concert and Woodstock. 

In 1966, he traveled with Robert Kennedy who was testing the waters for a campaign for the presidency. Rowland  toured for a month with Judy Collins and was in the studio when Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded their first album. In 1968, he won a Grammy Award for the cover photo of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. 

Read more about Rowlands Life

Perakos Family Cares Art Gallery
Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center
The Frederick Gunn School
20 Kirby Road, Washington, CT

Parking is available in the Upper Parking Lot at 20 Kirby Road, with a limited number of accessible parking spaces outside the Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center. Please see the Campus Map for details.